Background

Mr. Richard N. Baum serves as a Managing Partner at Consumer Growth Partners, LLC. Mr. Baum is one of the Founding Partners of the Consumer Growth Partners. For 15 years, Mr. Baum served as Wall Street’s leading Equity Research Analyst focusing on specialty retailing at Credit Suisse AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC, and Scb Inc. He served as an Equity Analyst of Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division and Goldman Sachs Group ... Inc., Research Division. He has led nine initial successful public offerings and six secondary offerings for companies. He was an Investment Banking Professional of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Credit Suisse AG. Previously, Mr. Baum spent six years in the merchandising organization at Bloomingdale's, Inc. He also served as the Director of Strategic Planning for the predecessor company of Musicland. Mr. Baum acquired strategic planning experience as a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. He serves as a Board Observer of Shoe Sensation Inc. and Violife Inc. He is the Chairman of the Board of Harris Jewelry. He also serves as a Board Member of ACG New York and I.O. Metro, LLC. He has been a Director of Vera Bradley, Inc. since October 12, 2011. He serves as a Director of Association for Corporate Growth. Mr. Baum was consistently ranked at the top of the annual Institutional Investor and Greenwich Associates polls for 12 years on Wall Street. He serves as Executive Committee Member of Peruvian Connection Ltd. He has over 25 years of experience in the consumer and retail industry. He has earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Michigan, where he graduated, magna cum laude, with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

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